“The maxim Nothing avails but perfection may be spelt shorter: Paralysis.”
Winston Churchill (verified)
The Second World War (Primary source)
Churchill’s six-volume memoir and history of World War II, chronicling his leadership as Britain’s wartime Prime Minister. Combining personal experience with strategic analysis, it covers major battles, diplomatic negotiations, and key decisions that shaped Allied victory. The work earned Churchill the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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“Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“Never give in—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”
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“If you tax too high, the revenue will yield nothing.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (verified)“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
— Winston Churchill (verified)“Nothing augments a battalion like success.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte (verified, secondary source)“Nothing so popular as goodness.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)